What about people who don’t want to live near train tracks? Or people who currently live on land that would be seized if train tracks were to be built? Not everyone wants to live in a city.
What about people who don’t want to live near train tracks? Or people who currently live on land that would be seized if train tracks were to be built? Not everyone wants to live in a city.
You see those gigantic parking lots and 4 way stroads? Many of the parking lots are empty for much of the day, and stroads are dangerous and inefficient.
For that matter, freeways and interstate highways are valuable resources we could repurpose for train tracks.
We have grossly inefficient transportation corridor that could easily be made more efficient.
Now, there will still be need to demolish homes and businesses for public benefit, but reducing traffic and making good use of land more efficiently means less homes will needed to be demolished.
The polled preferences of Americans look something like 60-40 in favor of single family homes. The actual land distribution in metropolitan areas looks more like 95-5.
To some degree, building more train tracks and allowing dense housing relieves pressure on the remaining areas.
You see those gigantic parking lots and 4 way stroads? Many of the parking lots are empty for much of the day, and stroads are dangerous and inefficient.
For that matter, freeways and interstate highways are valuable resources we could repurpose for train tracks.
We have grossly inefficient transportation corridor that could easily be made more efficient.
Now, there will still be need to demolish homes and businesses for public benefit, but reducing traffic and making good use of land more efficiently means less homes will needed to be demolished.